What are we learning today?
1. Lessons & Directions
2. Printing, Choosing Paper, Proofs & Cutting
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Notepad
- Choose a theme for your notepad
- Grab a sheet of paper & fold in half twice
- Draw a design in each square using the same theme
- Choose the best design & make a rough
- Vector the image in it’s own Ai file
- Layout a comprehensive using the rough template from Ai
- Make a 4-Up
- Print a proof sheet
- Choose 25 sheets of paper
- Place the paper in tray 1 of printer, tell others NOT to print
- Send the job to the 419-C1 printer
- Collect & jog prints
- Cut prints apart
- Cut cardboard (mat board) for backing
- Make a mount for one print
- Pad the notepad
- Trim the edges
- Tuck thumbnails, rough, comp, mount & rubric into pad
- Turn in to bin
4. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: Cutting Notepads Apart
Periods 3 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. About Today’s Final
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Calendar
- Change the month & dates to fit each month
- Crop, resize & place photos for the month pages
- Add any other touches to month pages
- Place in the cover design (possibly using the lens flare) on page 1
- Place the collage on page 14
- Export the calendar
- Make a proof sheet & print it
- Adjust colors, errors as seen on proof
- Export the calendar as a Print PDF
- Upload PDF to Schoology
- Turn in physical copy of thumbnails, rough, & proof to bin
Lens Flare Background
- Follow the steps on the handout to make a flare brush
- Make a new document 11” x 17” & 300 ppi
- Use the brush to make the design
- Upload the document as a PSD to Schoology
Collage
- Open the calendar in InDesign
- On page 14, draw a box the size of the collage you would like to make
- Make a new document in Photoshop the same size as the box in InDesign
- In the properties panel in InDesign there is a W & H
- The W & H would be the W & H you will use for the new Photoshop Doc
- Set the resolution to 300
- Make the background contents transparent
- Open each photo separately in Ps
- Use the rectangular marquee tool to select the photo & then copy it
- Paste it into the new Photoshop Document & rescale it (Ctrl T)
- Repeat for the next photo, making sure they overlap
- Set the erase to a soft edge, somewhat opaque percentage & erase the edges
- Save the collage as a PSD
3. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: None
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Printing the Jacket
2. Demo: Cutting the Jacket
3. Demo: Scoring the Folds
4. Demo: Gluing the Jacket
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Vinyl Jacket
- Choose a band/artist and album
- Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
- Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
- Layout the framework in Illustrator
- Print the layout & draw rough into it
- Vector image(s)
- Take your photo of the product
- Simple background & strong lighting
- Try different angles & take extra shots
- Compose your type in Illustrator
- Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
- Print & Trim the file
- Score and glue the jacket together
- Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
Vinyl Decal
- Create the template for the vinyl decal in Illustrator
- Apply the logo to the front template
- Include an attractive layout and the name of the album
- Place the cutout onto the back decal
- Add an attractive layout & quote from the band
- Save both decals & email them to me
- Apply the decals to each side
- Upload the two decals & jacket to Schoology
- Insert the vinyl w/decals to the jacket, tuck thumbnails & rough in, turn in to bin
6. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: None